The Cambridge Survey of World Migration
The Cambridge Survey of World Migration
£40.00
GBPThis extensive survey of migration in the modern world begins in the sixteenth century with the establishment of European colonies overseas, and covers the history of migration to the late twentieth century, when global communications and transport systems stimulated immense and complex flows of labour migrants and skilled professionals. In ninety-five contributions, leading scholars from twenty-seven different countries consider a wide variety of issues including migration patterns, the flights of refugees and illegal migration. Each entry is a substantive essay, supported by up-to-date bibliographies, tables, plates, maps and figures. As the most wide-ranging coverage of migration in a single volume, The Cambridge Survey of World Migration will be an indispensable reference tool for scholars and students in the field.
- Was the first comprehensive survey of world migration in a single volume
- Ninety-five contributions from leading scholars in the field from twenty-seven different countries
- A reference book which should be found in all libraries and be invaluable across a wide range of disciplines
Reviews & endorsements
Review of the hardback: 'A prodigious compendium of more than one hundred expert essays in aspects of migration all over the world.' London Review of Books
Review of the hardback: 'This magisterial volume, a must acquisition for every major library and every scholar of migration … provides a near-comprehensive review of world migration since the sixteenth century.' Population and Development Review
Review of the hardback: '… this book is an essential purchase for university libraries and international migration specialists. It should also be required reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the humanities and social sciences, not only for its content, but also as an example of the enthusiasm which a scholar can bring to his or her chosen subject.' UNHCR, Geneva
Review of the hardback: 'This magisterial volume, a must acquisition for every major library and every scholar of migration … provides a near-comprehensive review of world migration since the sixteenth century.' Population and Development Review
Review of the hardback: '… this book is an essential purchase for university libraries and international migration specialists. It should also be required reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the humanities and social sciences, not only for its content, but also as an example of the enthusiasm which a scholar can bring to his or her chosen subject.' Jeff Crisp, UNHCR, Geneva
Product details
June 2010Paperback
9780521147767
596 pages
246 × 189 × 31 mm
1.05kg
Available
Table of Contents
- l. Prologue
- 2. European colonisation and settlement
- 3. Asian indentured and colonial migration
- 4. The great Atlantic migration to North America
- 5. Migration in Europe, l800–l950
- 6. Migration in Europe, l800–l950
- 6. Migration in Africa
- 7. Latin and Central American migration. 8. Migration to North America after l945
- 9. Labour migration to Western Europe after l945
- l0. Repatriates and colonial auxiliaries
- ll. Migration in Asia and Oceania
- l2. Migration in the Middle East
- l3. Refugees from political conflict
- l4. Migrants and asylum-seekers in contemporary Europe
- l5. Emerging trends.
